ingoa

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See also: iŋoa

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *hingoa; cognate with Hawaiian inoa, Tahitian iʻoa, Ontong Java iŋoa, Samoan igoa, Tuvaluan igoa and Rapa Nui ingoa.[1][2]

Noun

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ingoa

  1. name

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “higoa”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 106

Further reading

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  • ingoa” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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See here.

Noun

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ingoa

  1. name